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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun 24;86(ePub):S2239253X15019982.

Schwannoma of the parotid gland. Case report

Giuseppina Fini, Alessandra Leonardi, Elidon Mici, Valentina Pellacchia, Valerio D'Orazi, Vittorio Pasta
  • PMID: 26108446
Case Reports

Schwannoma of the parotid gland. Case report

Giuseppina Fini et al. Ann Ital Chir. .

Abstract
in English, Italian

Schwannoma is encapsulated benign tumors arising from nerve cell. Of which ancient schwannoma is one of five variants. Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma is been documented sporadical throught the medical literature, althought a few ancient schwannomas have been reported in different locations in the head and neck region. In this report, a 31 year old man patient with an misunderstanding tumor of the parotid gland is described and the histopathologic exam was performed to diagnosed the schwannoma.

Lo Schwannoma è un tumore benigno capsulato proveniente dalle cellule nervose di cui se ne riconoscono cinque varianti. Lo Schwannoma intraparotideo derivante dal nervo facciale è stato sporadicamente descritto in letteratura, inoltre alcuni Schwannomi primitivi sono stati descritti in differenti regioni di testa e collo. In questo articolo è stato descritto il caso di un paziente di 31 anni, con un tumore parotideo misconosciuto, che tramite l’esame istologico è stata fatta diagnosi di Schwannoma.

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